With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 91, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. Some of the more notable suspensions include Michael McDonald being suspended for 60 days while John Lineker got 7 days.
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 91, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Michael McDonald being suspended for 60 days while John Lineker got 7 days. Also, Tony Ferguson and Lando Vannata got 30 days for competing in the co-main event.
UFC Fight Night 91 took place on Wednesday, July 13 at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT while the prelims aired on FS1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 pm. PT and UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Faced with the toughest test of his UFC career when he met No. 6-ranked Michael McDonald in the main event of last night’s (Wed., July 13, 2016) UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surging bantamweight John Lineker delivered one of the most scintillating MMA knockouts of the
Faced with the toughest test of his UFC career when he met No. 6-ranked Michael McDonald in the main event of last night’s (Wed., July 13, 2016) UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surging bantamweight John Lineker delivered one of the most scintillating MMA knockouts of the year.
The previously No. 8-ranked ‘Hands Of Stone’ has been on an absolute tear, winning his last five bouts in the octagon, which includes a three-fight win streak with two finishes back at 135 pounds when he was forced to abandon his quest for the flyweight title after repeatedly missing weight.
But it could be argued that Lineker possesses even more power at bantamweight, and that’s a scary thing for the rest of the suddenly stacked division. After the win and in a post-fight interview with UFC on FOX, Lineker called out champion Dominick Cruz for the next title shot at 135 pounds:
While he’s certain to rise up the ranks after such an emphatic knockout over McDonald, the path to a title shot may not be so cut and dry for Lineker.
Former champion TJ Dillashaw just beat previous No. 4 Raphael Assuncao at last weekend’s UFC 200 and wants a rematch with Cruz after their ultra-close match at UFC Fight Night 81, Bryan Caraway is angling for a shot himself, and similiary surging contender Cody Garbrandt will take on Takeya Mizugaki at September’s UFC 203 and could be inching closer to a shot at the belt himself.
Taking that into consideration, do you believe Lineker already deserves a title shot, or does he need one (or more) high-profile wins before he summits that mountaintop? Cast your vote right here:
In a sport as wild and unpredictable as MMA often is, perhaps it’s fitting that, less than a week after the “biggest card in UFC history” left us feeling cold and mostly underwhelmed, a humble, under-the-radar, and most importantly free card like Fight Night 91 would come along and collectively blow our goddamn socks off. It even finished wrapping up before midnight, if you can believe it!
What Fight Night 91 may have lacked in star power, it more than made up for in just excellent displays of guys and girls punching each other in the face. In the main event of the evening, devastating face-puncher John Lineker took on the similarly hard-hitting Michael McDonald in a bantamweight contest, and the result was right up there with Lineker’s battle against Francisco Rivera in terms of just how much face was punched inside the span of three minutes.
In a sport as wild and unpredictable as MMA often is, perhaps it’s fitting that, less than a week after the “biggest card in UFC history” left us feeling cold and mostly underwhelmed, a humble, under-the-radar, and most importantly free card like Fight Night 91 would come along and collectively blow our goddamn socks off. It even finished wrapping up before midnight, if you can believe it!
What Fight Night 91 may have lacked in star power, it more than made up for in just excellent displays of guys and girls punching each other in the face. In the main event of the evening, devastating face-puncher John Lineker took on the similarly hard-hitting Michael McDonald in a bantamweight contest, and the result was right up there with Lineker’s battle against Francisco Rivera in terms of just how much face was punched inside the span of three minutes.
Video after the jump.
Rather than fill this section of the article with any analytical insight into just how good of a face puncher John Lineker is (he’s really, really good), we think it would be more appropriate to compile this list of 100% true facts about “Hands of Stone” that we posted to our Twitter as the fight was going on.
John Lineker angrily punched a wall in his bedroom once.
All credit goes to CagePotato’s research intern, Garth, for compiling that astounding list of facts.
In the co-main event of the evening, top lightweight contender took on last-second replacement and complete unknown Landon Vannata and nearly destroyed everyone’s parlays in the process. Vannata, appropriately, came out like a man with nothing to lose, nearly finishing Ferguson on a couple occasions with his wild and unpredictable striking style. Luckily for us with mortgages to pay, “El Cucuy” was able to eventually weather the storm, collect himself, and take advantage of Vannata’s limited gas tank to batter him up en route to a second round D’arce choke victory. Ferguson proceeded to call out newly-crowned lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez in his post-fight interview, but it looks like the champ is currently attending to more important affairs…
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Main card
John Lineker def. Michael McDonald via knockout (Round 1, 2:43)
Tony Ferguson def. Landon Vannata via submission (D’arce choke) (Round 2, 2:22)
Tim Boetsch def. Josh Samman via technical knockout (Round 2, 3:49)
Daniel Omielanczuk def. Oleksiy Oliynyk via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Keita Nakamura def. Kyle Noke via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 2, 4:59)
Louis Smolka def. Ben Nguyen via technical knockout (Round 2, 4:41)
Preliminary card
Katlyn Chookagian def. Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sam Alvey def. Eric Spicely via submission (guillotine choke) (Round 1, 2:43)
Cortney Casey def. Cristina Stanciu via technical knockout (Round 1, 2:36)
Scott Holtzman def. Cody Pfister via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Rani Yahya def. Matthew Lopez via submission (arm-triangle choke) (Round 3, 4:19)
Alex Nicholson def. Devin Clark via knockout (Round 1, 4:57)
On Wednesday, just days after UFC held three consecutive events on three nights back-to-back in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of their International Fight Week, the Octagon has returned for our fourth event in less than a week’s time.
UFC makes their d…
On Wednesday, just days after UFC held three consecutive events on three nights back-to-back in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of their International Fight Week, the Octagon has returned for our fourth event in less than a week’s time.
UFC makes their debut in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this evening for UFC Fight Night 91, headlined by an exciting bantamweight bout between sluggers Michael McDonald and John Lineker.
Below are ongoing quick-match results of the UFC Fight Night 91 event:
UFC Fight Night 91 Main Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Michael McDonald (135) vs. John Lineker (136)
– Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Landon Vannata (155.5)
– Tim Boetsch (186) vs. Josh Samman (186)
– Alexey Oleinik (243.5) vs. Daniel Omielanczuk (238)
– Keita Nakamura (171) vs. Kyle Noke (170.5)
– Ben Nguyen (125) vs. Louis Smolka (125.5)
UFC Fight Night 91 Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Katlyn Chookagian (135) vs. Lauren Murphy (135.5)
– Eric Spicely (185) vs. Sam Alvey (185.5)
– Cortney Casey (116) vs. Cristina Stannic (114)
– Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Cody Pfister (156)
UFC Fight Night 91 Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
– Rani Yahya (135) vs. Matthew Lopez (136)
– Devin Clark (185) vs. Alex Nicholson (184)
Following three events in three consecutive days at UFC’s International Fight Week, which saw UFC Fight Night 90 on Thursday, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale on Friday and the historic UFC 200 pay-per-view on Saturday, it…
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Following three events in three consecutive days at UFC’s International Fight Week, which saw UFC Fight Night 90 on Thursday, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale on Friday and the historic UFC 200 pay-per-view on Saturday, it’s already time for the return of the Octagon!
Featured above are the official weigh-ins for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 91 event, which features UFC’s first-ever event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a very interesting main event between bantamweight power-punches Michael McDonald and John Lineker.
Below are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker:
UFC Fight Night 91 Main Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Michael McDonald (135) vs. John Lineker (136)
– Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Landon Vannata (155.5)
– Tim Boetsch (186) vs. Josh Samman (186)
– Alexey Oleinik (243.5) vs. Daniel Omielanczuk (238)
– Keita Nakamura (171) vs. Kyle Noke (170.5)
– Ben Nguyen (125) vs. Louis Smolka (125.5)
UFC Fight Night 91 Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Katlyn Chookagian (135) vs. Lauren Murphy (135.5)
– Eric Spicely (185) vs. Sam Alvey (185.5)
– Cortney Casey (116) vs. Cristina Stannic (114)
– Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Cody Pfister (156)
UFC Fight Night 91 Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
– Rani Yahya (135) vs. Matthew Lopez (136)
– Devin Clark (185) vs. Alex Nicholson (184)
Back in 2012, Michael McDonald was riding high and on the verge of competing for the UFC bantamweight title.
McDonald was paired up with Miguel Torres and the youngster earned himself a…
Back in 2012, Michael McDonald was riding high and on the verge of competing for the UFC bantamweight title.
McDonald was paired up with Miguel Torres and the youngster earned himself a fourth consecutive win inside the Octagon by finishing the veteran.
Now, McDonald is set to meet John Lineker in the main event of Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 91 card on FOX Sports 1 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
In the video above, see a complete fight replay between McDonald and Torres from the April 2012 UFC 145 card.
